The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-04-16
NEWS NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.

The secretary of the Interstate Commerce
| Commission will be paid $4,000 per year.
TO commemorate the christening of her in
FAINT daughter Mrs. Secretary Whitney on Monday
gave $4,000 to St. 0rphanage in Washington.
Mrs. Lamar has finally returned from her
visit to Georgia, and the Secretary of the Interior
can again be approached by callers who left their
reyolvers at home.
Hundreds of children were on the White
House grounds on Monday to enjoy their annual
Easter rolling, and it is said that during the
day there were fully ten thousand people within
the grounds.
Senator Fair, of Nevada, whose term expired
March 4th, did not pass single week in his State
while he was in the Senate He lives in San
Francisco, where the other Nevada Senator also
makes his home.
"A Mississippi military company that was to
have taken part in the National encampment in
May, has declined to come to Washington because
colored companies are to be permitted to compete
for the prizes to be drilled for.
Secretary Whitney's baby daughter was bap-
tzed at st. Johns P. e. Church at o'clock Mon
day afternoon, followed by tea at the Whitney
residence. The name selected for this wonderful
infant is Dorothy, and her baptism was leading
society event.
DIR. Sewers, of Washington, who made the
country uneasy few weeks ago by graveiy an
nouncing that the President wouldn't live long if
he died pretty soon, is great admirer of Mr.
Cleveland, and hopes his own dire predictions
about him may not be fulfilled.
The President has appointed ex- Governor
Pattison, of Pennsylvania, one of the Pacific
Railroad Commissioners, and this the newspapers
are trying to make appear, is direct slap in
the face of Hon. Sam. Randall who is said to pull
in an opposite direction from the Ex-Governor.
AN immense crowd attended the Presidents
public reception on Monday. The atmosphere of
the room was so close that several ladies tainted
and altogether the affair was simply a crush
The President would no doubt gladly rid himself
of these receptions, which must be an intolerable
bore to him.
-Bordley F. Colhoun, son of Rear Admiral
Cohoun, U. S. Navy, died in Washington on
Tuesday, of pneumonia. Only few hours before
his death he expressed desire to be married to
Miss Eleanor M. Semmes, daughter of wealthy
merchant of that city, to whom he had been en-
gagged for three years. She readily gave her con-
sent and the ceremony was performed by an Epis-
copalian Clergyman, in the presence of few rel
atives.
"A short time ago lying Washington news
paper correspondent started the report that the
president, Col. Lamont his private secretary, and
several intimate friends had engaged in game
of poker in the White House and that Col. La
mont had won heavily. This story was published
by other newspapers and pretty soon letters COM
menced reaching the White House from preachers
and others, who loudly protested against such
conduct. Even the Presidents brother, who is
minister, wrote to hiE, about the matter. This
only shows how lies will travel and it also proves
that the newspapers are responsible for most OF
them.